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Pursuing Pennsylvania Bernard David Walter
Bernard David Walter

Bernard David Walter

"A little light dispels great darkness."

43 years of experience

Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate Law, Business Law, Elder Law, Landlord Tenant

Pennsylvania

Biography

Bernard Walter has been licensed to practice law since 1978 — over 40 years! He's an estate planning and estate administration attorney and a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum for attorneys who have won jury verdicts of more than $1 million. He's listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers AV with the highest possible peer review rating in legal ability and ethical standards. The Pennsylvania Bar Foundation awarded attorney Walter its Pro Bono Publico Certificate of Achievement. He founded and is the co-chairman of the Elder Law Committee of the Luzerne County Bar Association. He also founded the legal side of the Free Back Mountain Medical/Legal Clinic called Doctors and Lawyers at Your Service. Born in Boston, he has lived on both coasts and Hawaii, attended high school in Portugal and France, attended University in France before transferring to UC Berkeley, did graduate work at the California Institute of Asian Studies, did law school at U.C. Hastings in San Francisco, and graduated from the Oomoto School of Traditional Japanese Arts in Kyoto, Japan. His present office is conveniently located on Memorial Highway in Shavertown since 1996, he is a happy resident of Harveys Lake Borough, and he presently focuses his work on Estate Planning and Estate Administration, taking care of the elderly and their families. View More ›


Fees

Free Consultation


Practice Area

Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills,
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests,
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law,
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes,
Elder Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes,
Landlord Tenant
Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights,

Languages

French: Spoken, Written


Professional Experience

Owner
Law Offices of Bernard Walter
1987 - Current

Education

Oomoto School of Traditional Japanese Arts

Certificate (1981)

Oomoto School of Traditional Japanese Arts
University of California Hastings College of the Law

J.D. | Jurisprudence

University of California Hastings College of the Law
Antioch University-Los Angeles

B.A. | Comparative Philosophy

Antioch University-Los Angeles
University of California - Berkeley

Pre-Med

University of California - Berkeley
L'Universite de Tours, France

Undergraduate Degree

L'Universite de Tours, France


Professional Associations

California State Bar # 84104

Member

1978 - Current

California State Bar  # 84104




Offices

Law Offices-Bernard David Walter
1674 N Memorial Hwy Shavertown, PA 18708
Telephone: (570) 674-9000
Cell: (570) 674-7000
Fax: (570) 696-9911
Notice: Appointments can be made for evenings and weekends as well as meetings at your home, hospital, nursing home, or elsewhere as needed.



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